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Notice
OFFICE OF THE Cry CLERK,
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec, 81. 1887,

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Sealed proposals will be received at this
office until ~ o'clock m. Tuesday, Jan. 3,
1888, for sinking a drive well in the city
of Cheyenne not to exceed three hundred
and fifty feet in depth. Well to be of
size 10 receive and to be cased with ten
Q0) inch pipe at top and eight (S) inch
pipe at bottom, as per specifications. Pipe
to be furnished by city. Bids must spe-
city price per foot for each one hundred
feet or fraction thereof. Estimate of the
city engineer and specifications can be
seen by applying at this office. The sue
cessful bidder will be required to execute
a contract and bond for faithful execution
and completion of the work, the latter in
such sum as the council may direct. The
council reserves the right to reject any or
all bids. w. l. KUYKENDALL,
CITY Clerk.
, 1887-12-24
TOW TALK.
Cosby Little paragraphs Picked UP
Throughout the City.

There was once a gay Turkish pacha
Who wlnked-what on earth could be racha =
At the sultan's best wife.
And for that lost his life.
The moral is Don't be a machal
The maximum temperature yesterday
was 370. the minimum 14o.
The Pacific hotel here is closed. The
last meal was served at the establishment
yesterday evening.
Extensive preparations are being made
for the observance of New Years day at
Y. Nj. G. A. headquarters.
Local lovers of dancing will have an
opportunity to indulge in the pastime to
their hearts content next week.
The members of the Cheyenne Gun
club will have a practice shoot at their
grounds this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
An elaborate programme is being ar
ranged for a watch meeting at the Pres
byierian church next Saturday night.
p. s. Cook and a force of plumbers
were engaged all of last night in making
repairs on the Inter Ocean furnace.
The Christmas tree for the Episcopal
church Sunday school will take place at
the church this evening at $50 o'clock.
John f. Bohnstedt and wife have sold
to ]. M. Newman lots /, . and 8 and lac
acres in section 2, township &c, for 81, 800.
The territorial university closed for the
fall term yesterday afternoon. The occa,
sion was celebrated by appropriate exer.
cises.
Mondly will be a general holiday about
the city. The banks and federal offices
will be closed and the post Office will OBJ
serve Sunday hours.
The Mennerchor Society is s~paring
neither pains nor expense to make their
Christmas tree celebration, Monday night,
the event of the season.
Ed. j. Towslec, the contectioner, has
the thanks of The LEADER employees for
a remembrance of the season in the shape
of a box of fine cigars.
1t is reported that n former resident of
Lusk became enamored of the charms of
a notorious woman of this city, and that
the wedding occurred Thursday.
1t was the infant son instead of daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. d. N. Darlington
which died Thursday night. The funeral
will occur at . o'clock this afternoon.
The entire hunting party Of fourteen
which went u a few days since on a
Christmas hunt. will be royalty banquet
ted at the expense of the losing side this
evening.
There is talk OF "A pool playing match at
the Inter Ocean this evening. A Denver
expert will attempt to wrcst the cham
pionship laurrls from Il local manipulation
of the cue.
The Inter Ocean safe was opened by a
machinist yesterday. The use of ham
mer AMI chisel was at the request of the
owner, the key TO the inner door of the
repository having been mislaid.
A warranty deed executed Aug. l3,
1877, was filed for record yesterday. 1t
conveys the south half of lots 3 and 4,
block 3l9, from Fred Wenger to Rudolph
Wenger. The consideration stated is
$3.50.
, 1887-12-24

The suit of Annie E. Hogarth VS.. C.G.
Strom occupied the entire time of the
district court yesterday, and consideration
of it will be resumed again this morning.
The action was brought for the recovery
of $4,000 damages alleged to have been
incurred by the failure of defendant to
enter into the marriage contract with
plaintiff after vowing to love zone other.
OF course Mr.. Strom's attorneys are en-
deavoring to disabuse the minds of the
Jurors concerning the statements of the
opposing lawyers.
The court room was well filled yesteI-
day.
, 1887-12-24

The Union Pacific eating house at this
place was permanently closed last even
ing, for the reason hat no trains now ar
rive here at the usual meal times. A
lunch counter will be placed in the new
depot. 1t is probable that all the build
ings now encumbering that n~eighborhood
will be removed elsewhere. Capt. Lasher,
manager of the Union Pacific house, will
take a similar position at Pocatello, Idaho.
Everyone who knows the captain will
wish him well wherever he goes.
, 1887-12-24
Grand rattle OF 100 tar
Kegs at the Ge1.anGnEM h9W
tonight at $50 O'Clock.
Public snstaI,nt,ou and Rail.

Magic City Legion, No. /, Select
knights, have made arrangements for a
grand ball, to be given Wednesday even
ing, Jan. A, at Library hall. The in
stallation of officers will also take place.
Tickets, 81, for lady and gentleman. A
splendid supper will be served at Dyer's
hotel.
, 1887-12-24
NEW LOCAL NOTICES.
Ihcni in Cheyenne stop at Dyer's hotel.
Notice.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Benjamin & Weaver Cattle COM
pany, for the election of trustees and
transaction of such other business as may
properly come before it, will be held at
the office Of the company in the city of
Cheyenne, territory Of Wyoming, Tues.
day, Jan. 10, 1888, at 8 o'clock p. M.
w. S. WEAVEB,
Secretary.
, 1887-12-24

The regular annual meeting of the
shareholders of the Anderson Land and
Cattle company will be held at the office
OF the company, in Cheyenne, on January
2, 1888, at 3 o'clock p. m, for the pur-
pose Of electing trustees for the ensuing
year, and for the transaction of such other
business as may come before the meeting.
+. w. LAFRENTZ, Sec'y.
, 1887-12-24

In Iowa.

Miss Mabel Dana and G. b. Lockwood
were united in marriage at the residence
ofthe brides parents in Nevada, Ia, Dec.
20. Mrs. Lockwood is sister of Frank
Dana and Mrs. j. ID. Corey, of this city.
She presided over a kindergarten school
here last winter, and is well and favorably
known. Her husband Is bookkccper for
n Connecticut manufacturer.
, 1887-12-24

Of the stockholders of the First National
bank o Cheyenne. will be held at their
banking rooms on Tuesday, the 10th day
Of January, 1888, at 10 o'clock a. m, for
the election of directors for the
ensuing year.
j. Il. WILD, Cashier.
Cheyenne, Dec. @, 1887.
, 1887-12-24
To Those who Hnve Children, Espe-
cInIly HOYa.

If you want to make your boys a nice
present buy them suit of clothes or a
nice overcoat at B. Hellman's. We have
determined to close out boys overcoats
and suits at extremely low prices to make
room for new goods. 1t will pay you to
call before purchasing.
, 1887-12-24
Proposals for Furnishing BIanks.Sta
tIonery, Etc,
OFFICE OF COUNTY CLERK,
LARAMIE COUNTY, WYo.,

OFFICE OF COUNTY CLERK,
LARAMIE COUNTY, WYo.,
CHEYENNE, Dec. 81, 1887.
Sealed proposals will be received at this
office until Jan. 6, 1888, at 10 o'clock a.
M, for furnishing blanks and stationery
for the use Of county officers during the
year 1858.
Estimates of blanks and stationery re-
CURED can be seen at county clerks
office.
All blanks and letter heads to be put up
in pads; stationery to be furnished as
needed.
Bidders must state price Mt which
amounts mentioned in estimates will be
furnished, and also the price at which
additional amounts will be furnished; they
must also specify the quality of the ma.
terial proposed to be furnished.
All work and material must be to the
satisfaction Of the board.
Bidders may include everything in one
bid or they may submit separate bids as
follows:
l.. Printed blanks, letter heads and
envelopes.
2. Blank books.
3. Stationery.
The bidder or bidders to whom awards
may be made, will be required to execute
contract; also to furnish bonds for the
faithful performance of the conditions OF
contract, in such sun as may he deter
mined by the board.
The right to reject any or all bids is re
served.
BY order Of the board of county com
missiOners.
JOHN X. JEFFREY.
County clerk and clerk of said board
, 1887-12-24
POINTS.

Judge q. +. Miller is out of town.
t. w. Richie is up from Sterling,
Colo.
Mrs. r. Casper, Omaha, is visiting
Cheyenne friends.
Mrs. W. c. Lykens and family are in
from the ranch.
John r. Jorlon has returned from
Central City, Ncb.
+. II. Bull, Racine, Wis, is stopping
at the Inter Ocean.
G. S. Yard and Chas. Noble arrived
fromlBellevue, Idaho, yesterday.
G. K. Bannister, of the Cheyenne &
Northern, is down from Cottonwood.
A. S. Mercer, of the Stock Journal, is
spending the holiday season in Denver.
G. NJ. Tanner, a well known Nebraska
attorney, arrived from Hastings yester-
day.
Sam Williams, of Myers dry goods
house, will spend Christmas with Denver
friends.
Mrs. Frank i. Clark has returned from
Hastings, Neb., and is registered at the
Inter Ocean.
Mrs. John 7. Reese, wife OF the man
injured at the Union Pacific yards the
other night, arrived from Butte, Mt, last
evening.
Dwight Corey, formerly of THE
LEADER, arrived from Nevada, La,
Thursday, and returned yesterday. He
was called here as a witness in the Strom
case.
Mr.. and Mrs. John p. Thomas arrived
last evening from Boston. where they
were recently married. Mrs. Thomas was
formerly Miss Gutekunst. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. B. Goodell, and will remain in town
about a month.
, 1887-12-24

Only Out of Monkeys, Dogs II Cats.
Although 0 might not see any candy
monkeys, dogs or cats, in my display of
holiday goods, nevertheless [ claim to
have on hand one of the most complete
aud finest lines of confectionery, fruits,
nuts, and smokers articles in the city, at
prices that defy competition. For cash
only.
Give me a trial and judge for yourself.
Pure apple juice cider one of the spec
ialties. VIM. DUGUAY,
Collins block, Ferguson street.
, 1887-12-24
THE STANDARD MARKET

WIN surprise UOM, If goa
caN on Them aUith yOnr.
cash.
We hare eDeryfhtnS of
The best and prices rem ark
ably TOhU.
, 1887-12-24
TO CEOSE.

Wen'S and boys EVinLC1.
caps at Zoe, sUOrth s5c, at
w. Marks SeUenteenLh
and Eddy streets.
, 1887-12-24
WANTS.

Before you make a purchase of books
or anything else go to Masi's and get his
prices. He will sell you a better article
for less money than any one in the city.
, 1887-12-24

Silk handkerchiefs and muflers are the
eVry, thing for Christmas presents. | have
an elegant line of them. I. Greentree.
, 1887-12-24

For silks and v~elvets go to s. Kellner.
Yon can buy them there, for one half
of what other stores ask for inferior
goods.
, 1887-12-24
II good plush coat for SIs
M Myers.

For fine watch repairing,
DAVID MILLER, Idelman block.
, 1887-12-24
SOILS Cigar, Inter Ocean.

The latest styles of Fish,
Clark y Hagg " ecAsceGs.,
and Hats from the fead-
ing BrOadtUay halter,
Y'OHsn ana, at WrhiEcOnab y
Co.'S.
, 1887-12-24
FOR SALE.

| will sell you a suit of underwear that
you cannot buy anywhere for less than
81. 90 at 81. so. |. Greentree.
, 1887-12-24
Turkey LAUGH Tonight
at West .MOyef.'S.

Holt is knocking the bot
tom oar OF high prices
all ora kinds of holiday
goods.
, 1887-12-24
Bodies
that are fretful, peevish.

SoNles shas are OF fP stda5l piey wish
Windy Collie, Teething Pains, or
Stomach Disorders, can DO relieved
at once by using Acker's Baby soother.
II contains no Opium or Morphine,
hence Is safe. Price 25 cents. Sold by
DR.. W.-N. Hunt.
, 1887-12-24
FOR RENT.

For RENT-By Ferris. nicely furnished
houses and rooms. 206 Fifteenth street
, 1887-12-24

Grand rattle of 100 tar
Keys at the Germ ani0 haU
Tonight at $40 O'Clock.
, 1887-12-24

For RENT. Offices, houses and fur
nished or unfinished rooms. S. b.
with f. Il. Warren.
, 1887-12-24

lrchives & Historical Dept; Cheyenne, Hyo
The National tribune., 1887-12-29
PERSONAL.

Col T. W. Higginson celebrated his 64th birth
day last week.
Ex-Gov. R. B. AIger celebrated Christmas in E
characteristic way. He had reliable agent select
out 100 of the most worthy of the poor families Of
Detroit, and gave each one of them on Christmas
Day cord of wood or ton Of coal and barrel
of flour. He also gave to every newsboy and
bootblack in the city new suit of clothes The
boys went to the clothing stores in bataons of 100
and were measured for their suits. During the
year Comrade Alger has dispensed about $50 coo In
charity.
The comrades will be gratifed to hear Of the pro-
motion of Gen. Orland Smith, who has made such
a OF his department Third Viee-P President
of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co., having
charge of all lines of that great system west OF the
Ohio River. He has been called TO Baltimore, ele-
waited TO President and his field of operations
will be greatly enlarged. There is no better rail
road man in the country than Gen. Smith and there
was no better soldier in the army. He went out in
1861 as Colonel of the I'D Ohio and led that until he
was promoted to the command of the famous
" Ohio Brigade, :" with which he did good work in
the campaigns in the Shenandoah Valley, in Pope's
campaign, at Gettysburg and in the West. Gen.
Smith is an earnest Grand Army man. and has re-
peatedly served on the stats of COMMANDMENTS
Chief
The National tribune., 1887-12-29

THE custom of making cases special by
the Commissioner of Pensions, on sworn
statements of the great age, helplessness or
indulgence of the claimant, has grown to such
dimensions that Gen. Black has been COM
PEELED to institute regulation, which is
to have every such case, after the lapse of
certain time without definite result. specially
examined. In every case where nisrepre-
sentation has been made OF fraud employed
to secure special the case is taken from
the special list and placed at the bottoi of
the general list, SO that instead of receiving
consideration in advance of other claims of
the same age, it is put behind them in its
turn. Gen. Black is of opinion that this
will work justice to all concerned, and tend
to discourage dishonest claimants from at
tempts to gain an advantage by misrepre-
sentation. This is in entire harmony with
the many just and decided reforms which
Gen. Black has introduced into the admins
tration of his great Bureau.
The National tribune., 1887-12-29
THE BEST WAY.

The best way to reduce taxation" is to
take out of the poorhouses the tens of thou
sands of old soldiers who are supported there
by the local taxpayers.
Let the Government take this burden
upon its broad shoulders and so reduce those
which the municipalities, Counties and States
have to bear. The people do not care to
have their National taxes reduced, for they
do not feel them any more than they feel
the weight of the air they breathe. But
they do want their local taxes reduced, for
these are everywhere oppressive and annoy
ing. Every disabled soldier whom the Gov
eminent supports is just that much of bur
den taken off the communities in which he
ives-just that much reduction of local
taxation-just that much return of money
to the pockets of the people for application
to other local objects.
Somebody has to support the disabled sol
diers, and that somebody ought to be the
United States Government.
The soldiers did not lose their limbs and
strength fighting for the little Township or
County which now supports them, but for
the whole country, and the whole country
join in supporting them.
II, as is computed, there are $4,000 dis
abled soldiers in the poorhouses of the coun-
try, then there are $4,000 mean and unjusti-
fable impositions, by the rich and powerful
United States Government upon the vastly
weaker and poorer municipal and County
Governments The United States is shirk-
ing just that many honest debts which it is
its duty to pay. 1t is defrauding the local
taxpayers of every dollar ss!hat is taken from
them for the support of these poor men.
The National tribune., 1887-12-29
HOW MUcH is THE sURPLus?

A careful figuring over of the Govern
ment's income, expenditures and liabilities
does not reveal any such an enormous sur
plus as the revenue-reducers would have us
believe exists They clamor that it is $780,
100000, but, talingall things into consider
alton, it is less than one-quarter that amount.
For example, the estimates by the Secre-
tary of the Treasury of the National income
for the coming year is $440,0Oo,oo0. That
official estimates that the expenditures for
the same period viii be $385,0O0O00. This
would leave an apparent surplus of $4,000,
900, but there are some items which the Sec
rotary has not counted in. The first is be-
tween S16,000,000 and s17,ooO,0OO, which
will be called for for deficiencies and mis-
cellaneous expenditures made necessary by
the failure of Congress to pass the Deficiency
Bill at the last session. This would make
the expenditures about S402 100000, and
leave an apparent surplus Of about $4,000,
600. Then comes in the Fortifcations and
River and Harbor Bills which sustained a
pocket veto last year. The two appropria-
ted s19,oO0O0O Some part of this viii have
to be appropriated this session, in order to
continue work which has been going on for
some years and must be completed
If Congress does its plain duty in provid-
ing for the National defense by ordering the
construction of cannon of high power suffi-
Gent to arm our seacost, there viii be nc
surplus left after the appropriation of suff-
Gent money to carry out the provisions Of
the Disability Pension Bill and other meas.
ures recommended by the GAR. National
Pension Committee.
So the revenue thinkers will really have nc
work to do, unless they want to cripple the
Government in the payment of its just debts
and the carrying on of necessary improve.
ments
The National tribune., 1887-12-29
TEE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON, D. c., DECEMBER %. 1887.
ARTICLES FORTHCOMING.

IN THE F1LLEK-THe Shenandoah Cam
paign Of 1862. By Gen. Henry Capehart,
Fargo, Oak
on 10 RICHA0ND-A Graphic NarrotiDe
Of Capture and Captivity. By George B.
Crawford Co. G, LIST ". "a, Wells5urg, ". Ia.
RAWKINSS ZOUAEES-TH First BayO-
nd Charge. By j. r. E. Whitney, Sergeant,
Co. B 9th n. Z, Near York City.
PORT HUDSOK-A Spirited account Of
this Important Siege and Battle. By WiIber
r. HeJber, LampGsas, Ter.
PICK And SHOVEL Campaigning NTH
the Engineers. By FdIter Il. Parcels, Co.
D, seq n. z. Eng, Le'CistOn, Pa.
zCROSs The PLALNS.-A NdrratiUe of a
Esld Western Trip in 1867. By W. Thorn
ton Parker, late Acting Assistant Surgeon,
Us. A., Newport, r. l.
CAHABA PRIS0N-Life and Death in this
Place Of Confinement By G. J. TFenamaa
LETTsBURG.- Campaigning and Fighting
a. Hest Virginia. b. John T. Booth, Ser
oeqmt, Co. G, Ssh Ohio, HartaoeI, o.
TIE WILD CATg.n-Something about the
105h Pa. By K. H. s."
TREVILLLAN STATTOE-TR oavaIry bat
lie there and Gen. Clusters narroU escape.
By Ccpt. n D. Preston, 10th n. z. CaU.,
Pitts5arg, Pa
IN REBEL PRISONS graphic story Of
Lieut Wills 51st Ind. By Frank 4. flyers,
Washington, Ind.
A EAGONHASTEES STORY-Am episode
Of HosJy's career In the Shenandoah. By
d. r. HargrOUe, Bro1n's Afltls, N j.
FORT PILL0W-TAe story Of the tragedy of
april u, 1864 By T. c. George, 7A Kan.
Car. Sheffield, Pa.
BULL BUN, GETTYSBURG AND THE
WILDERKESS-The a0ork Of the caUalry
In those campaigns By a. e. Mattkel0s, LIST
1fieh. Car, Milford, Mich.
TIE LAST BLOW 1T HOODS Army
TIE chase s0i.thsUard from Nashville and the
Gttaek on the pOntOOns. By Lieut.. Charles
Kfrk, 15tk Pa. Car. Philadelphia, Pa.
The National tribune., 1887-12-29
WHO rs sTrEFERING9

It is very sweet and cemmendable in the
President and those who think with him to
take heed of the suffering among our citi-
zens." 1t is highly praiseworthy that they
should keep yigilant eye for oppression "
and grievous burdens" and welcome any
rational scheme of relief" which offers fair
promise of diminishing this suffering" and
removing the oppression" Humanity and
patriotism alike demand that all men in
public station shall make this prime duty.
The main difference of opinion is as to
where this suffering" exists, who feel it
most acutely, where is the greatest number
affected by it, and to whom the first re-
lief" shall be extended.
Does the number of people who are suff-
eTing for want Of cheaper champagne, silks,
laces, kid gloves, railroad iron, fine china,
and Havana cigars exceed the number of old
soldiers who are suffering" for the want of
the common necessaries of life, and which
class suffers the most acutely.
Would taking the tax off whisky, beer
and tobacco bring welcome relief" to a
greater number of persons than the payment
of their just dues to the hundreds of thou
sands of veterans who are entitled to pen
sions, to arrears, to equalized bounties, and
similar honest treatment by the Nation?
If any revenue-tinler can show us any
item or any number of items in our whole
scheme of taxation which produces any
thing like the suffering" to anything like
the number Of people that is caused by the
failure of the Government to pay its debts
to the soldiers, then we will be willing to
begin the work of relief at the earliest mo-
iIi5iit, nv the removal of the item or items
from the list
This is the fair and the only fair test to be
applied to the problem. Relieve the suf-
fering," the oppression" the burdens,
by all means, but begin where the relief is
most needed by the most people, where the
burdens are most grievous."
1t is charlatanism to talk of relieving
the suffering of the drinker of fine
French liquors, the smoker of choice
Havana cigars, the weavers of silks and
laees, by ignoring the suffering" of the
disabled veteran who is condemned to the
poor-house.
1t is cruel quackery to take the bread
from the months of veterans and widows
and orphans in order to swell the profits Of
the distiller, the brewer. the tobacco manu-
facturer, and the importer of the luxuries Of
the rich.
The National tribune., 1887-12-29
Useful Presents.

Here are a few very acceptable presents,
which we send so az to save the donors
money:
The Waterbury Watch is as useful and ac-
ceptable present as can be given boy or
man, for it is as good timekeeper as there is
made. See terms in another column.
Dickeas's Complete Works" viii be welcomed
by any man, woman or boy. See description
and terms IN another column.
campfire and Memorial POEMS" by Mrs. Kate
B. Sherwood, is q charming volume of verse,
which any old soldier, or any one interested in
the war, will appreciate. We will send it hand
somely bound in cloth for ST. or in cloth and
gold for $3.50.
Beautiful Homes dnd Hon. to Make FheuI,D is
as delightful present as can be given a girl
or woman of any age. 1t is full of the infor-
nation she most wants to know about making
herself and her home attractive. 1t is full Of
patterns for all kinds of fancy work, full diree-
tions accompanying, with fine illustrations: is
printed on fine, heavy paper, aud bound so
handsomely as to be an ornament for any CEN
ter table, We will send the book to any adj
dress for s.. So or it and THE NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE for one year, for IS.
Our Flag and its History-This is beautiful,
brilliantly cOlored chart, representing all the
flags that were in use in our country prior to
the adoption of the Star Spangled Banner, and
out of which it was evolved. 1t makes fine
ornament for the walls of parlor or sitting
room or Post. We send it securely inclosed
in stout tube for so cents.
GAR. Certificate, an elegantly gotten UP
chart with military and GAR. emblems.
When filed out with veterans name and
military history it is a splendid ornament We
will send it packed in a strong pastebOard tube
upon receipt of 80 cents.